
Connecting external devices
Switching Local Control on and off
When connecting a MIDI sequencer, set Local Control to “Off”.
As illustrated, information describing what has been played on the keyboard is passed to the internal sound generator over two different routes, (1) and (2). As a result, you hear overlapping or intermittent sounds. To prevent this from happening, route (1) must be severed, by setting the unit to what is known as “Local Off.”
(1) LocalLocalOnOn
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Tone | MIDI | MIDI | |
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(2) THRUThru fufunctiontiononOn
Each note you play is is sounded twice sounded twice
Local Control 0N: The keyboard and the internal sound generator are in a linked state.
Produces sound
Sound is emitted
Tone generator |
Local 0n |
Local Control 0FF: The keyboard and the internal sound generator are in an unlinked state. No sound will be pro- duced by the keyboard when it is played.
No sound produced
Tone generator |
Local 0ff |
NOTE
When a Roland MT series instrument is connected, it is not nec- essary to make the Local Off setting. MT units transmit Local Off messages when their power is switched on. If you turn on the power in the order of the
If you press the [Variation] button in step B of “Making
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Setting range: On, OFF
Initial setting: On
Transmitting a performance you recorded
If you want to transmit a performance recorded on the
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Setting range: On, OFF
Initial setting: OFF
To save the performance, use the following procedure. In this situation, your external sequencer is set its MIDI Thru feature to be OFF. For details, refer to the owner’s manual of your MIDI sequencer.
AConnect a MIDI sequencer such as the MT series (p. 28).
BRecord the performance on the
CSet this setting to “On.”
DStart recording with the connected MIDI device.
EStart playback of the recorded song on the
Use a connected MIDI sequencer to save the data on a floppy disk or other media.
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